MANCHESTER United, the reigning European Cup holders, will play Villarreal, Celtic and Denmark’s Aalborg in the group stages of this season’s UEFA Champions League.
Rome target
The 32 teams were split into eight sections of four with last season’s runners-up Chelsea FC drawn alongside AS Roma, who are hoping to reach the final in their home city, FC Girondins de Bordeaux and Romanian newcomers CFR 1907 Cluj in Group A. Read the rest of this entry »
ENGLISH sides dominate the seedings for the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League group stage draw which will take place from 18.00 CET on Thursday at Monaco’s Grimaldi Forum. Read the rest of this entry »
THE draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League takes place this afternoon at 17.00 UK in Monaco.
Thirty-two clubs enter Europe’s top club competition and although all roads lead to Rome only two teams will eventually make it to the final in Italy’s capital city on May 27, 2009.
Defending champions Manchester United are again one of four Premier League sides represented in the draw, along with last year’s beaten finalists Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool who came through qualifying on Wednesday night. Read the rest of this entry »
